Excellent Pack at this price point!
I gave this pack its first run last weekend: a short weekender about 7 miles into the deep woods and foothills of South Carolina.
I found the pack to be excellent especially considering the low price point. It is sufficiently roomy for a 3-season 2/3 day trip and has an excellent strapping system both for fit and compression.
The pack is fitted for larger framed persons; I'm 5' 7" 170 pounds and found myself cinching up the straps almost to their absolute minimum but they still functioned perfectly fine.
I also experienced the "Squeaking" problem and to me it seemed to happen only when the load shifted its weight onto the point where the straps connect to the pack and occured especially during lateral movement. This is hard to overcome during steep uphills but keeping the load properly positioned on your hips will elimnate the squeak most of the time.
The attached rain-fly fits the pack very well even when heavily loaded and with an attached bedroll and keeps it dry even in a heavy rain. The built in hydration ports are especially useful as I was able to use my Camelback resivoir with the pack.
The long and the short of it is that if you are looking to make a smart buy this is a quality pack that is smartly built that will not leave you with regrets.More detail ...
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